Short Course: Who Remade Britain? Thatcher, Blair and the Battle for Modern Britain

Two prime ministers. Two political revolutions. Which leader left the deeper legacy?

Thatcher smashed the post war consensus and rewrote the rules of British politics. Blair promised a new Britain for a new century. But did he really break with Thatcherism, or simply give it a new face?

Across three weeks, students will explore the ideas, conflicts and personalities that transformed modern Britain, from strikes, privatisation and class to New Labour, spin and the battle for the political centre.

Who changed Britain more? Who understood power better? And are we still living in the Britain they created? Two leaders. One argument that still shapes British politics.